Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: bounce
IPA transcription: [b'aʊns]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bounce, bounciness
    Meaning: the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
  • Synonyms: leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce
    Meaning: a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bounce, resile, take_a_hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
    Meaning: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
  • Synonyms: bounce
    Meaning: hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball"
  • Synonyms: bounce, jounce
    Meaning: move up and down repeatedly
  • Synonyms: bounce
    Meaning: come back after being refused; "the check bounced"
  • Synonyms: bounce
    Meaning: leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet"
Usage examples
  • We'd bounce him, that's what."
  • I finally saw plainly that there was really no way but one--I must simply give her the grand bounce.
  • She doesn't bounce, but moves quietly, and takes care of a certain little person in a motherly way which delights me.